Leland, MS Birthplace of Kermit The Frog

(An Exhibit of Jim Henson's Delta Boyhood)

The Muppet creator Jim Henson lived in Leland as a boy, and named his most famous puppet "Kermit" after the to-be-Mayor's son, Kermit Scott, a childhood playmate of his. On the southeast corner of Deer Creek Drive where it crosses Highway 82, stands the Jim Henson Delta Boyhood Exhibit. The Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Museum, which opened in 2016, recognizes the many nature-oriented attractions of the Magnolia State.